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Job Title: Paralegal
Location: Irvine
At Blizzard Entertainment we are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiencesever driven by our core values and passion Blizzard creates worlds with the focus to entertain the universe!
We are looking for an experienced motivated and highly organized legal professional to join our in-house legal team as a Paralegal. Youll partner with a close-knit team and staff across the business to draft contracts and other documents review and clear marketing and promotional materials and establish clear and responsive communication with internal and external clients.
What Youll Do
- Draft various types of contracts including Work for Hire agreements services agreements advertising insertion orders voice-actor and talent agreements music agreements marketing agreements promotional agreements license agreements and non-disclosure agreements
- Review and clear marketing and promotional materials relating to Blizzards games and distribution platform including advertising assets email marketing messages videos and website and mobile application assets
- Assist with the preparation of contest rules affidavits of eligibilityy and releases
- Prepare written communications to internal and external contacts
- Partner closely with the US legal team and business; liaise as needed with international colleagues
- Ensure compliance and adherence to proper protocols in all matters related to contract drafting validation and record keeping
- Take on special projects and other duties as requested
Requirements
- A Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience
- A paralegal certificate from an ABA-accredited program
- 5 years of experience in a professional legal role preferably in a contract management or paralegal role
- Extensive experience drafting a variety of agreements with an emphasis on entertainment and intellectual property contracts and licenses
- Significant experience reviewing and clearing marketing and promotional materials
- Exceptional legal research and analytical skills
- The ability to independently handle multiple projects simultaneously and under a deadline
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong critical-thinking skills
- Impeccable organizational skills time-management abilities and attention to detail
- The ability to act with discretion when handling confidential matters
- Common sense good judgment and a desire to work hard in a fast-paced environment
- Experience and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook
Advantages
- Experience as a legal professional in a video game entertainment or media company
- International experience
- A passion for video games
Your Platform
Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft Overwatch Diablo and StarCraft Blizzard Entertainment Inc. () a division of Activision Blizzard which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industrys most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Xbox PlayStation Nintendo Switch iOS and Android.
Our World
Activision Blizzard Inc. is one of the worlds largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty World of Warcraft Overwatch Diablo Candy Crush and Bubble Witch. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical emotional and financial well-being for Every World - weve got our employees covered!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification when in fact they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position please email your request to General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.<
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity age marital status veteran status or disability status among other characteristics.
Rewards
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical emotional and financial well-being for Every World - weve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
- Medical dental vision health savings account or health reimbursement account healthcare spending accounts dependent care spending accounts life and AD&D insurance disability insurance;
- 401(k) with Company match tuition reimbursement charitable donation matching;
- Paid holidays and vacation paid sick time floating holidays compassion and bereavement leaves parental leave;
- Mental health & wellbeing programs fitness programs free and discounted games and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability legal service ID protection rental insurance and others;
- If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting the U.S. the standard base pay range for this role is $26.83 - $49.63 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately your specific range and offer will be based on several factors including relevant experience performance and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this roles range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates new hire compensation is negotiable.
Employment Type
Full-Time
